Iron & Wine/ Kiss Eachother Clean

(At last! A timely review!) A few days ago, Iron & Wine's new album hit iTunes early. Eagerly, I downloaded the whole album with out a second thought. Surely I knew what it would sound like: whispered vocals, soft acoustic guitar, and a female harmonizing the lengthened words of the chorus. I have never been more wrong in my life. Sam Beam has taken a new approach to his music. For starters, it's louder, which isn't saying much, yet it still is not the quiet, strain-your-ears-to-hear Naked As We Came sound. Although it still keeps the harmonic chorus and soft guitar, Beam has incorperated new sound: saxaphone. In his wonderful, seven minute masterpiece, "Your Fake Name is Good Enough For Me" the first forty-two seconds consist of jolly, swing-era, big band music...and did I hear an electric guitar in there, or was that my imagination? Despite what some of his stubborn fans say, Beam has sucessfully tackeled this new sound triumphantly. Five stars! Have a listen. Iron & Wine - Your Fake Name is Good Enough For Me